according to the ministry of defence, in the past five years alone, over 360 allegations of abuse, bothhave been now referred to the police. and 99 volunteer workers have been dismissed. katie razzall has more. join the cadets was the message in this recruitment film from the late 1970s. the youth organisation overseen by the ministry of defence was often aimed at children from deprived backgrounds. for difficult or distressed youngsters coming in they can immediately identify and feel secure. tonyjoined the cheshunt sea cadets to keep him off the streets, but he was sexually abused on a trip with the unit in 1981. there was a sensation and i woke up and there he was. i think he was actually crouching down by the bed and he stood up as soon as i woke up and i looked down and i was exposed, you know, and there was no doubt in my mind that... you know, he was touching me. the abuser was his commanding officer, lieutenant commander alan walters, then aged 33, a volunteer cadet instructor in charge of children aged 12 up. when tony's parents complained they got a visit at home from senior s

the burden of proof is really on the ministry of defence to explain themselves.ent from the mod, and it says cole and we are committed to the capital air35 programme, which is on time, within costs, and offers the best capability for our armed forces. —— and it says: we are committed... if you look at the article here, some of the problems are that it will not be able to operate without revealing its position, which is not very stealth, is it? in the mod, under successive governments, not a political point, there has been massive overspending and bad purchasing, and unexplained decisions in this department for the longest time. but also cuts. the cuts, we understand and we have been told about, but this world of profligacy, because it is defence, there is a protection around it. they had to explain themselves, that's the bottom line. the mod is also slightly compromised in terms of who they can get to build things for us, because you can'tjust give it to anyone anywhere in the world. it has to be allies or preferably built here. why aren't we building them here?

the ministry of defence told us... , bbc news. and you can see panorama tonight at 10.45pm on bbc one. it is on at the later time of 11:10pm in northern ireland and 11:a5pm in scotland. the way children watch television has changed dramatically over the past few years — they now spend more time online than they do watching tv. the bbc has decided to respond by spending an extra £34 million on new content for children over the next three years. the corporation says it's facing increased competition from companies such as facebook and netflix. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, is here. that money will be spent on programmes going on tv or online? increasingly online, notjust programmes as well, all sorts of new interactive content. for instance, when you have these voice user interface computers where you can talk to them, can you talk to the bbc? will the bbc characters be able to talk back? all this will be developed. it is the amount of time that children are not watching tv, down by more than a quarter over the l

the ministry of defence says all personnel are subject to regular checks.ando, has caused serious embarrassment to the royal marines. june kelly, bbc news. the government says it wants to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says it is time to end what he called the historic imbalance between mental and physical health services. but the royal college of nursing has questioned if there is enough time to train so many staff. a man has been left with facial injuries after two people on a moped threw an unknown liquid at him in west london. police said the 47—year—old man was attacked in knightsbridge by two males on a moped. the force said the man had been taken to a central london hospital, but his condition was not yet known. a spokesperson said it was not yet known if the liquid thrown was a corrosive substance. they said no—one had yet been arrested, but officers remained at the scene and inquiries were ongoing. former bosses of the charity kids company may be disqualified aft

the ministry of defence say all military service personnel are subject to security checks throughout ell, it happens on an as needed basis. there was obviously some slackness in terms of his ability to acquire ammunition. that is rare. that needs to be looked at. i think we can't ta ke to be looked at. i think we can't take this out of context. this is a one—off. it is an unfortunate case. i think if we draw any particular lessons from this... you may have heard a member of the devolved assembly, who was a soldier, saying that he is astonished that this man managed to get away with such wrongdoing, leading this incredibly involved double life for such a long time? yes, doug beattie was my sergeant major, so i know him well. he's right in many respects. we have to look how control stores with ammunition were easy to come by. that has to be looked at. but clearly within this guy's lifestyle, because it is notjust subversive offences he is guilty of, he is also guilty of fraud, he is guilty of growing cannabis, this is a devious person who was badly off the rails. capable of living a dou

the ministry of defence told us...ho work with children undergoing mandatory security and background checks, rigorous disclosure procedures and regular safeguarding training." the mod has so far paid out more than £2 million to survivors of cadet abuse. katie razzall, bbc news. and you can see panorama tonight at 10.45pm on bbc one, unless you're watching in northern ireland, where it is on at 11.10pm. and in scotland, it airs at 11.45pm. let's catch up with the weather prospects. it has been lovely in wimbledon but not for everyone, some miserable weather out there today. we have had highs of 25 degrees but further north and west we had persistent rain and it has felt disappointing at around 12 degrees. through the night of the rain will ease a little and it turns drizzly. some sharp showers possible towards dawn but generally speaking a beautiful start across england and wales. a better day for northern ireland and scotla nd day for northern ireland and scotland as well and warmer. up to 29 in the south—east. there i

the ministry of defence told us. ors of cadet abuse. katie razzall, bbc news. the high court has ruled that a 16—year—old boy who was held in solitary confinement for more than 23 hours had his human rights breached. the teenager, who has significant mental health problems, was kept in a cell at feltham young offenders institution for four and a half months, without access to education. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw sent this report from the high court. it holds some of the most troubled and dangerous teenage boys in the country. but is feltham young offenders institution looking after them in the right way? last week, an inspection report said the centre was not safe for staff or boys. now the high court has declared that feltham broke prison rules and acted unlawfully, after a 16—year—old was held for months in conditions his lawyers said amounted to solitary confinement. the boy was initially detained in his cell for 23 and a half hours each day. he was allowed out only to shower, exercise and make phon

their clients include the ministry of defence as well as large airports and power companies, plus manywannacry was quite unique by way of ransomware in that once it infected a single host it actually wanted to go out and look for other hosts that are similar to it within its own network. that's why it spread notjust within the nhs but globally across many other companies and many other individuals as well. but how about an attack that exploits a vulnerability we've never heard about before? a zero day attack? typically the scramble around that is actually obtaining some code and then almost putting it ina sandbox. a sandbox being a place to isolate the issue so it can be played with, understood and tackled. large organisations may employ companies like airbus to keep the water flowing and the lights on, but what advice would they give to us as individuals? well, we use cyber threat indicators on our network and this is something that is freely available to the general user. so if you are more tech savvy, you can utilise this threat intelligence to explain more about current malware thr

the ministry of defence says most of the aircraft were for training and military exercises.hree to four times a week are 30% less likely to develop diabetes than those who never drink. more than 70,000 people took part in a large danish health study that measured their drinking habits. the uk's leading diabetes charity warns this isn't a "green light" to drink excessively. 0ur health reporter katie silver explains. diabetes is one of the biggest health challenge is the uk faces today. more than three and half million people currently live with the condition, and the numbers are only getting worse. but new findings from denmark could revive some hope. researchers at the national institute of public health at the university of southern denmark found that people who drink alcohol have the lowest risk of getting type 2 diabetes, beating even the teetotallers. the best results were found for men who drink 1a drinks per week and women who drink nine. but rather than drinking at all on a saturday night, they found this weekly intake has to be spread over three orfour weekly intake

the ministry of defence says an investigation by the royal military police has so far found no evidenceiour by british forces in afghanistan, with 90% of the allegations of abuse already dismissed. as to specific allegations against the sas, the mod has a long—held policy of never commenting on special forces. a former head of the army is urging caution. no witch—hunts, but no cover—ups. if there is evidence of wrongdoing, it should be investigated. but we should be very, very careful about throwing mud at our very special, special forces. allegations of widespread abuse by british troops in iraq have already been mostly discredited. that investigation is now closed. but there are still questions about their conduct in afghanistan and that might involve lifting the lid on the actions of britain's elite special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the european commission has released a new action plan to reduce numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. it's giving $90 million to stem the flow into italy. it comes as span‘

his lawyers also attach this letter from the ministry of defence, which invited wang yam in for an interviewooperation. because of a 2008 court order, we are not allowed to learn any more about our group to's work for mi6 or how it relates to his defence. i questioned wang yam about whether he had asked the police to get in touch with mi6 after being arrested. you told them already off the record that you were with mi6? what i can tell you, this was in open court, is that he was trying to get alongside pretty serious criminals in order to gather information as to their illegal activities. to take that information and report to the appropriate authorities. i authorities you mean mi6? i can't go any further. his defence has given in open court was that he was gathering information of illegal activity and was taking that information to report back to appropriate authorities. i can't tell you any more as do those authorities were, as to why he was in that position first place, because all of that was in camera, in secret. a few weeks after i started speaking to wang yam i received a letter from

this is what the deputy defence minister had to say: translation: the ministry of defence to pope —— up a meeting aiming to end all military tension along the border. this will take place onjuly 21 in the area of the north. also this hour — the white house says an announcement will be made very soon on iran's nuclear agreement reached with world powers during the obama administration. every 90 days the us state department must notify congress if tehran is in compliance. president trump has repeatedly said he thinks the agreement is a bad deal for america. an australian woman has been shot dead by a us police officer responding to an emergency call in minneapolis. justine damond, who was living with her american fiance, had reported a noise near their home when it happened. officials said the officers' body cameras were not turned on at the time of the shooting. philippines president rodrigo duterte has offered autonomy to the muslim minority on the island of mindanao. it's in the hope of defeating islamist militants who have taken control of the city of marawi. the offer is aimed at

the ministry of defence said all personnel are subject to regular checks, but ciaran maxwell, who oncek on the security situation in northern ireland, has severely embarrassed the royal marines. june kelly, bbc news. former bosses of the charity kids company could be disqualified from running businesses, following a government probe into its collapse. the insolvency service says it's bringing court proceedings against camilla batmanghelidjh and bbc broadcaster alan yentob. in all, nine of the charity's former directors are facing bans of between 2.5 years and six years. kids company closed in 2015, despite receiving a grant of £3 million from the government. family and friends of princess diana have urged channel 4 not to betray her privacy by broadcasting controversial tapes in which she discussed her marriage. the footage, which first came to light in 2001, was recorded by her voice coach during sessions to help the late princess with public speaking. many of the recordings have already been aired on us tv. downing street has stepped in after days of public disagreement between cabin

the ministry of defence says an investigation by the royal military police has so far found no evidenceafghanistan, with 90% of the allegations of abuse already dismissed. as to specific allegations against the sas, the mod has a long—held policy of never commenting on special forces. a former head of the army is urging caution. no witch—hunts, but no cover—ups. if there is evidence of wrongdoing, it should be investigated. but we should be very, very careful about throwing mud at our very special, special forces. allegations of widespread abuse by british troops in iraq have already been mostly discredited. that investigation is now closed. but there are still questions about their conduct in afghanistan and that might involve lifting the lid on the actions of britain's elite special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. here in london, there's growing pressure on the judge leading an inquiry into last month's grenfell tower fire to step down. the local member of parliament emma dent—coad says sir martin moore—bick lacks credibility with local residents. and london's mayor sadiq khan has a

government, politicians, eve ryo ne erpart of government, politicians, everyone weather in the ministry of defencereign office or the intelligence service, it's a heavy reminder that their responsibilities to all of us as and when the political wind moves to a potential war is extremely great and they must, in his view, never make they must, in his view, never make the same kinds of mistakes again. now sirjohn was absolutely clear, he thinks there have already been some changes in the 12 months since he report was published but i think if anything he hopes that the legacy of that inquiry, that remember took longer than the conflict itself, will be to ensure that the military, the government machine, will never again fall short in quite the same way. laura kuenssberg, thank you. finding the right care provision for the elderly has become a game of "russian roulette", according to the charity age uk. it follows a new report from the care quality commission which found that a quarter of services in england are failing on safety. one million vulnerable people use care services in england. about 500,00

we have to say the ministry of defence has said that they have disputeded this story, we have to makeve been a p pa re ntly allegations, that have been apparently compiled by the royal military police, about certain things that the sas was doing in afghanistan, they talk about special forces soldiers are alleged to have handcuffed and shot prisoners. it did not need to be investigated. this is really remarkable. we will have to see the result as it comes through, according to the sunday times it has been curtailed, there is not much we can... it is a sort of operation, a police investigation called operation north moorem of operation, a police investigation called operation north moore it has been going on for a year half from a secure been going on for a year half from a secure bunker in cornwall. it is amazing it has got to this degree and not many of us knew about it. i absolutely agree prashant, it could be serious, for the mod and the suggestions are they want to just make it go away, because if any of these allegations, and they are only allegations are proven, it is catastrophi

the ministry of defence says all personnel are subject to regular checks but ciaran maxwell, the renegadeent to the royal marines. june kelly, bbc news. the government says it wants to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says it's time to end what he called the "historic imbalance" between mental and physical health services. but the royal college of nursing has questioned if there's enough time to train so many staff. here's our health editor, hugh pym. as a teenager, hope had a serious eating disorder. she thought she'd got through it after treatment but, last year, a family bereavement triggered a relapse. she was offered therapy, but was told there would be a 12—week wait — news she said was devastating. the way i was treated last year wasn't right. there were points when i did want to kind of end everything, and when i never thought i'd ever be well again. and it was at those points that i was so angry and annoyed at the system, because when you cry out for help, you already feel guilty because you've g

the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. yea rs. we maxwell has been sentenced to 23 years. we will be talking to our correspondent at the old bailey very shortly. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour, but first, he headlines on bbc news. a hundred years on from passchendaele, hundreds attend a commemoration ceremony in belgium. the government announces plans to recruit more mental health workers, despite whether the targets are feasible. a controversial programme about princess diana is been boycotted. i'm egon cossou. in the business news: profits at hsbc have gone up by 5% in the first six months of the year. it's also buying back some of its shares — we'll have more on this injust a moment. fees for going over your overdraft limit could soon be a thing of the past. the financial conduct authority says these charges are too high and too complicated. it's thinking about a fundamental shakeup. the chancellor, philip hammond says he won't try to undercut rival eu countries by slashing taxes after brexit. thi

carillion has won another new contract this time from the ministry of defence. ed healthy revenues, boosted by an increase in political mail during the election and a strong performance overseas. we also had some surprising news on inflation which fell to 2.6% in june. joining us now is michael hewson, chief market analyst, at cmc markets. michael thank you for joining michael thank you forjoining us. inflation, what a surprise. yes, indeed. but i think if you looked at what oil prices have been doing over the past few months, maybe you shouldn't have been and i think the key factor here is the fact that the pressure on wages, the gap between wages and inflation appears to be now narrowing in favour of wages. ultimately we saw an increase in wages last week to 2%. jumping up from april's1.7% and we have seen a significant decease in inflationary pressure, cpi from 2.9% to 2.6%, while it is encouraging, i think it is too early to hang out the flags because retail prices are still trending at around about 3.8%, but certainly it is a step in the right direction. one

the ministry of defence said all personnel are subject to regular checks, but ciaran maxwell, who onceos a talk on the security situation in northern ireland, has severely embarrassed the royal marines. june kelly, bbc news. the ministry ofjustice has made it clear to note that so—called sex for rent agreements are illegal and carry a sentence rent agreements are illegal and carry a sentence of up to seven yea rs carry a sentence of up to seven years injail. an investigation by bbc south—east found that landlords across the region are exploiting vulnerable young people by offering free accommodation in exchange for sex. the government has promised to make sure the law is properly understood and enforced. free accommodation for those desperate for a roof over their heads. 0ur desperate for a roof over their heads. our investigation found sex for rent deals advertised in kent, sussex and across the country. for rent deals advertised in kent, sussex and across the countrylj for rent deals advertised in kent, sussex and across the country. i was thinking once a week, something like that. i

the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers.ell, the rogue marine, now begins his jail term. are correspondent nick beake is at the old bailey. what did the judge have to say. the judge has been giving us insight into the extraordinary double life kiran maxwell was leading. as a royal marine he vowed to serve his country but he was creating bonds knowing all too well but the continuity ira would be able to use them and he could attack police stations and kill police officers. the big question lots of people were asking, what was his motivation injoining the royal marines in the first place backin the royal marines in the first place back in 2010? thejudge the royal marines in the first place back in 2010? the judge said there was insufficient evidence that maxwell had any sinister motivation injoining the royal maxwell had any sinister motivation in joining the royal marines when maxwell had any sinister motivation injoining the royal marines when he did. that said, he said it was clear that he was motivated by sympathies for th

the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. the rogue marine, now begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent nick bea ke begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent nick beake joined me a short while ago. this man ciaran maxwell was leading an extraordinary double life. this man vowed to serve queen and country but at the same time he was building bombs to be used by the dissident republican group. he knew full well the devices he was constructing could have been used by people who wanted to kill police officers in northern ireland. we know that within weeks ofjoining the marines, he was researching how to build bombs and in the end he construct it 1a pipe bombs, four of them were deployed in northern ireland, two of them exploded. no one was injured by them. we have heard thejudge's comments. he said this was a flag ra nt comments. he said this was a flagrant breach of the trust put in him and he had let down the armed forces for which he was extensively serving. his actions only came to light after five years, because two members of

the ministry of defence says most of the aircraft we re defence says most of the aircraft were for trainingcises. four men have been arrested after they tried to make an explosive device at cardiff prison. it came to light when a prison worker contacted a welsh assembly member, bethan jenkins, with concerns about staffing. aid workers in greece have told bbc news they're dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees being held on the island of lesbos. many have suffered torture and sexual abuse at the hands of so—called islamic state in syria and iraq. the european commission said those refugees should be moved to athens for specialist treatment. two teenagers are in custody in connection with one of the recent wild fires in the south of france. the pairare wild fires in the south of france. the pair are expected of so deliberately set fire to scrub land on tuesday. the fires, which led to thousands of people, including british holiday—makers evacuated, have largely now been put out. firefighters have warned people to be vigilant as other blazes could still start. people who drink

the defence minister tomomi inada, the most senior bureaucrat in the defence ministry and also the head ofnd this is a very inside baseball, as the americans would say, scandal. it's about documents pertaining to the deployment of japanese troops in south sudan as peacekeepers last year. those logs apparently showed that the japanese troops were in much greater danger than they were confessing to or admitting to and that the defence ministry somehow mislaid these logs, actually they we re mislaid these logs, actually they were never mislaid but it is alleged that the top bureaucrats, it up so that the top bureaucrats, it up so that these documents could be presented to parliament at a time when japan was presented to parliament at a time whenjapan was debating whether or not to change its constitution to allow japanese troops to be deployed overseas on combat missions. so it's a very sensitive subject injapan, but a sort of complex and obscure scandal. it may be skua but in terms of the implications and the impact, they are pretty catastrophic questions. the timing is dreadful. he is polit